In last month’s annual Women Influencers issue, we provided a Frank Award nominee preview in the category of “Best Woman Executive.” This month, we are pleased to announce the remaining categories and nominees. As always, nominees and winners have been determined by the participating dealers in our annual dealer survey. The Cannata Report will announce the winners live on November 2 at The Cannata Report 32nd Annual Awards & Charities Dinner.
Due to the manner in which votes were cast via the Dealer Survey this year, we decided to introduce two new Frank Awards as follows: “Best A3 MFP Manufacturer” and “Best Production Product Manufacturer,” while temporarily retiring the catagory of “Best Manufacturer.”
Last year, one manufacturer (Ricoh) dominated the votes for both A3 MFP and production product, sustaining the “Best Manufacturer” category, while Kyocera clearly dominated the votes in the category of A4 MFP, winning “Best A4 Manufacturer.”
This year, the voting was widely split across the three manufacturer categories. Therefore, The Cannata Report will present awards in each of the following categories: “Best A3 MFP Manufacturer,” “Best A4 MFP Manufacturer,” and “Best Production Product Manufacturer,” in addition to the categories we have introduced to date.
All 2017 categories and nominee are as follows (in alphabetical order):
Best A3 MFP Manufacturer**: Canon, Konica Minolta, Ricoh, Toshiba
Best A4 MFP Manufacturer: Canon, Kyocera, Lexmark, Ricoh
Best Production Print Manufacturer: Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Xerox
Best-in-Class Manufacturer: Canon, Konica Minolta, Ricoh, Toshiba
Best Female Executive: (as previously published with photos in our July/August Women Influencers issue) Laura Blackmer, Sharp; Kay Du Fernandez, Konica Minolta; Danielle Wolowitz, Kyocera; Sue Wilson, Toshiba
Best Male Executive: Doug Albregts, Sharp; Jim Coriddi, Ricoh; Rick Taylor, Konica Minolta; Larry White, Toshiba
Best Software Provider: ACDI, Square 9, FM Audit, Nuance
Best Leasing Company: DLL, EverBank, GreatAmerica, U.S. Bank
Best Marketing Strategy: Canon, Konica Minolta, Ricoh, Toshiba
